problems faced by people and animals in Kerala during flood in 2018 August more than 250 words
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Beginning on 15 August 2018, severe floods affected the south Indian state of Kerala, due to unusually high rainfall during the monsoon season.[4] It was the worst flooding in Kerala in nearly a century.[5] Over 483 people died, and 15 are missing.[6] At least a million[7][8]people were evacuated, mainly from Chengannur,[9]Pandanad,[10] Edanad, Aranmula, Kozhencherry, Ayiroor, Ranni, Pandalam, Kuttanad, Aluva, and Chalakudy, N.Paravur, Chendamangalam, Eloor and few places in Vypin Island. All 14 districts of the state were placed on red alert.[11][12] According to the Kerala government, one-sixth of the total population of Kerala had been directly affected by the floods and related incidents.[13] The Indian government had declared it a Level 3 Calamity, or "calamity of a severe nature".[14][15]It is the worst flood in Kerala after the great flood of 99that happened in 1924.
Thirty-five out of the fifty-four[16] dams within the statewere opened for the first time in history. All five overflow gates of the Idukki Dam were opened at the same time, for the first time in 26 years.[17] Heavy rains in Wayanad and Idukki have caused severe landslides and have left the hilly districts isolated.[18][13] The situation was regularly monitored by the Prime Minister, and the National Crisis Management Committee coordinated the rescue and relief operations.[19]
10,000 houses are completely destroyed.Nearly that many have got huge complaints.Thousands haven’t lost their home but evrything inside it.Many have lost every doccuments.Many have lost their cattles with which they live. Almost all roads were under water and most of them are hard to use.Nearly 100bridges are destructed. In the hilly areas there is no sign that there was road and houses before.Most of the crops have gone.More than a lakh acre of paddy fields are lost.Kerala lost almost 2k crore in agriclutural filed itself. By unofficial documents the estimated loss is 30,000 crores. Nobody has yet calculated the further losses.Many have invested in business.Onam time was our biggest market. Textile shops, vegetable traders and many had given invested huge amount.Even our neighbouring state Tamil Nadu too will get affected by the flood.Many districts in T.N grow flowers only for the Onam season.Kerala has 14 districts. 13were affected by flood. Among,10were severly affected.Life will be hard for next few years.Many have lost all their earnings…mosg of them have only that dress when they left home.4 lakh were in the relief camps.Almost that many went to relative’s house.Even now people are in camps. We don’t know how we will survive since the entire state is affected but we will survive anyhow.